A San Diego native and graduate of San Diego State University, Lalo Alcaraz is a well-known cartoonist and social activist.
His La Cucaracha is a nationally syndicated daily comic strip, which focuses on Latino culture and politics and is considered one of the most controversial in the history of American comic strips
In addition to the daily strip, Alcaraz has published the graphic novels/comic collections La Cucaracha (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004), Migra Mouse: Political Cartoons on Immigration (RDF Books, 2004), Latino USA: A Cartoon History (Basic Books 2000), the 15th Anniversary Edition of Latino USA, and, in collaboration with Ilan Stavans, A Most Imperfect Union (Basic Books 2014).
Lalo also recently was cultural advisor on Pixar’s internationally-popular, Oscar-winning animated feature Coco (2017).